Introduction of international syringe labelling in the Republic of Ireland

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-296

  Shannon, J ^a   O'Riain, S ^b  

^a BC Children's Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Drug error; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICATION ERROR; MEMORY; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARDIZATION; SYRINGE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG LABELING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG LABELING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; IRELAND; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SYRINGES;

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

EID: 77249157314     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0342-4     Document Type: Article

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